Ca' Tron
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Ca' Tron is a palace in Venice
, northern Italy
, facing the Canal Grande. Part of the sestiere
(quarter) of Santa Croce
, it is situated between the Palazzo Belloni Battagia
and Palazzo Duodo, near the church of San Stae
. It is owned by the University Iuav of Venice
and houses the Faculty of Territorial Planning.
The palace was built in the late 16th century, under the design of an unknown architect of Jacopo Sansovino
school as the residence of the Tron family, who lived here until their disappearance in the 19th century. It is owned by the IUAV since 1972.
and two piani nobili
. The latter, differently from the others, have a façade in Istrian stone
. The left side of the façade is shorter, and thus the portal and the central openings of the floors are asymmetrically placed.
The floors have eight windows, the four central ones joined to form a quadruple mullioned window. The small rear façade, which faces a small garden with a well at the center, features two quintuple mullioned windows with parapets in correspondence of the piani nobili, while at the ground floor there is a single opening divided by two columns.
The interior has damaged frescoes by Louis Dorigny and stucco decorations.
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, northern Italy
Italy
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, facing the Canal Grande. Part of the sestiere
Sestiere
A sestiere is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from sesto, or sixth; and is thus used only for towns divided into six districts. The best-known example are the sestieri of Venice, but Ascoli Piceno, Genoa, Milan and Rapallo, for example, were also divided into sestieri...
(quarter) of Santa Croce
Santa Croce
Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice, northern Italy.-Geography:It occupies the north west part of the main islands, and can be divided into two areas: the eastern area being largely mediaeval, and the western - including the main port and the Tronchetto - mostly lying on land reclaimed...
, it is situated between the Palazzo Belloni Battagia
Palazzo Belloni Battagia
Palazzo Belloni Battagia is a palace on the Canal Grande, Venice, northern Italy. It is included in the sestiere of Santa Croce, between the Fondaco del Megio and Ca' Tron, near the church of San Stae.It was built in the mid-17th century under design by Baldassarre Longhena, as the residence of...
and Palazzo Duodo, near the church of San Stae
San Stae
San Stae is a church in central Venice, in the sestiere di Santa Croce.San Stae, an abbreviation for Saint Eustachius, was founded at the beginning of 11th century and reconstructed in 17th century, has a main facade on the Grand Canal of Venice, constructed by Domenico Rossi, and richly...
. It is owned by the University Iuav of Venice
University Iuav of Venice
Iuav University of Venice is a university located in Venice, northern Italy. It was founded in 1926 and is organized in 3 faculties....
and houses the Faculty of Territorial Planning.
The palace was built in the late 16th century, under the design of an unknown architect of Jacopo Sansovino
Jacopo Sansovino
Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino was an Italian sculptor and architect, known best for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. Andrea Palladio, in the Preface to his Quattro Libri was of the opinion that Sansovino's Biblioteca Marciana was the best building erected since Antiquity...
school as the residence of the Tron family, who lived here until their disappearance in the 19th century. It is owned by the IUAV since 1972.
Description
The building is an L-shaped plan, with a ground floor, a mezzanineMezzanine
Mezzanine may refer to:* Mezzanine , an intermediate floor between main floors of a building* Mezzanine, in technology, can refer to a thin sheet of plastic insulating different parts of circuitry from each other in cramped environments, such as laptop interiors* Mezzanine board, or daughterboard,...
and two piani nobili
Piano nobile
The piano nobile is the principal floor of a large house, usually built in one of the styles of classical renaissance architecture...
. The latter, differently from the others, have a façade in Istrian stone
Istrian stone
Istrian stone, pietra d'Istria, the characteristic group of building stones in the architecture of Venice and Dalmatia, is a dense type of impermeable limestones that was quarried in Istria, between Portorož and Pula....
. The left side of the façade is shorter, and thus the portal and the central openings of the floors are asymmetrically placed.
The floors have eight windows, the four central ones joined to form a quadruple mullioned window. The small rear façade, which faces a small garden with a well at the center, features two quintuple mullioned windows with parapets in correspondence of the piani nobili, while at the ground floor there is a single opening divided by two columns.
The interior has damaged frescoes by Louis Dorigny and stucco decorations.